Girls' name · since 1948
Lianna
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 6,434 babies named Lianna, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,106 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,434
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lianna is the #1106 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,434 recorded since 1948.
Lianna has 6,434 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1106 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #2,195 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,106 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,434 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lianna ranks #2,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,106 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,434 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,106 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,434
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lianna's 6,434 recorded births place it above 96.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lianna compares
6,434 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lianna's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,434 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 231 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lianna's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 231, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lianna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 231
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Lianna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,026 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Lianna's strongest decade.
2,026 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 93
1960s
93 births
- 1970s 154
1970s
154 births
- 1980s 521
1980s
521 births
- 1990s
1990s
953 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,443 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,026 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,208 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,026 births (31% of all-time use).
How Lianna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lianna's total volume
Lianna by state
Where Lianna concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,116 | 17.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 799 | 12.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 539 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 436 | 6.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 329 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 238 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 187 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 130 | 2.0% |
1,116 of 6,434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Lianna appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lianna's data
- Lianna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,026 total births) through the 2020s (1,208) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Liannas (1,116 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1948–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lianna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.